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1895
Nicholas Freeman
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This book explores the lasting cultural and political impact of the events of this remarkable year. Oscar Wilde's disastrous libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry dominated British newspapers during the spring of 1895. Now, Nicholas Freeman shows that the Wilde scandal was just one of many events to capture the public's imagination that year. Had Jack the Ripper returned? Did the Prime Minister have a dreadful secret? Were Aubrey Beardsley's drawings corrupting the nation? Were overpaid foreign players ruining English football? Could cricket save a nation from moral ruin? Freak weather, flu, a General Election, industrial unrest, New Women, ... Read more
This book explores the lasting cultural and political impact of the events of this remarkable year. Oscar Wilde's disastrous libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry dominated British newspapers during the spring of 1895. Now, Nicholas Freeman shows that the Wilde scandal was just one of many events to capture the public's imagination that year. Had Jack the Ripper returned? Did the Prime Minister have a dreadful secret? Were Aubrey Beardsley's drawings corrupting the nation? Were overpaid foreign players ruining English football? Could cricket save a nation from moral ruin? Freak weather, flu, a General Election, industrial unrest, New Women, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
Series
Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748694662
SKU
9780748694662
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About Nicholas Freeman
Nicholas Freeman is Senior Lecturer in English at Loughborough University.
Reviews for 1895
"'Entertaining and instructive... stitches together a rich tapestry of the year's incidents, debates, scandals and diversions... It is a crowded canvas, and a thought-provoking one.' (Times Literary Supplement)"